"lose one's marbles" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: loses one's marbles [present, singular, third-person], losing one's marbles [participle, present], lost one's marbles [participle, past], lost one's marbles [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|lose<,,lost> one's marbles}} lose one's marbles (third-person singular simple present loses one's marbles, present participle losing one's marbles, simple past and past participle lost one's marbles)
  1. Synonym of lose one's mind (“to become crazy”) Synonyms: lose one's mind [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-lose_one's_marbles-en-verb-6rsKudxN

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          "ref": "2005, Charles R. Cross, Room full of mirrors: a biography of Jimi Hendrix",
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